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Everything Belongs to God

God Gives Us Good Work

Day 4of 180
Week 1of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God created and owns everything

2

Recognize humans are caretakers, not owners

3

Develop a grateful attitude toward God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's ownership of all creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • World English Bible
  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather and ask, 'What special job did God give Adam in the garden yesterday?'

💭 Review Question: Who remembers what Adam's first job was?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson helps us understand that God owns everything we see!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made the whole world
  • Everything belongs to God
  • We are helpers, not owners
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What things did God create?
  • How can we take care of God's world?
3Activity: My World Belongs to God (10 min)
creative

Draw a picture showing something God created that you can help take care of

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a piece of drawing paper
  2. Think of something God made
  3. Draw that thing carefully
  4. Share how you can help take care of it
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Trace or color a pre-drawn picture

Challenge: Write a short sentence about caring for creation

4Closing (3 min)

Review key lesson points

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made everything?
  • Are we the owners or helpers?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank you, God, for letting us help take care of Your wonderful world!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about ways we can help God at home

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 2:15

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”

— Genesis 2:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Hand Motions: Act out 'work' by pretending to dig, and 'care' by gently patting the ground

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Young children often struggle with understanding ownership, so use concrete examples

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple, clear language
  • Provide specific examples of caring for creation
  • Encourage questions and curiosity
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might think they 'own' their toys or space

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child showing understanding by describing things as God's

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for creation coloring pages
  • Sing a creation song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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